TUNISIA VS SWITZERLAND: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	SWITZERLAND		TUNISIA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	14,568	1	20,658	- 6,090
Alzheimers & Dementia	2	9,780	5	2,507	+ 7,273
Stroke	3	5,327	2	8,509	- 3,182
Lung Cancers	4	4,786	8	1,849	+ 2,937
Lung Disease	5	3,946	10	1,754	+ 2,193
Hypertension	6	3,361	3	2,824	+ 537
Colon-Rectum Cancers	7	2,712	13	971	+ 1,741
Influenza and Pneumonia	8	2,651	7	1,912	+ 739
Falls	9	2,610	21	445	+ 2,165
Prostate Cancer	10	2,148	23	417	+ 1,731
Breast Cancer	11	2,144	15	781	+ 1,363
Pancreas Cancer	12	2,021	28	361	+ 1,660
Kidney Disease	13	1,715	4	2,574	- 859
Suicide	14	1,698	26	383	+ 1,316
Lymphomas	15	1,538	18	616	+ 922
Inflammatory/Heart	16	1,396	30	298	+ 1,098
Diabetes Mellitus	17	1,389	9	1,773	- 383
Parkinson's Disease	18	1,166	20	469	+ 697
Liver Cancer	19	1,095	29	360	+ 735
Other Neoplasms	20	926	59	24	+ 903
Liver Disease	21	921	11	1,313	- 392
Leukemia	22	913	25	385	+ 528
Bladder Cancer	23	910	17	654	+ 257
Stomach Cancer	24	834	19	583	+ 252
Endocrine Disorders	25	806	31	285	+ 521
Oral Cancer	26	680	35	232	+ 448
Skin Cancers	27	671	36	214	+ 457
Oesophagus Cancer	28	667	44	109	+ 559
Ovary Cancer	29	622	39	192	+ 429
Other Injuries	30	557	27	372	+ 185
Congenital Anomalies	31	415	12	980	- 565
Alcohol	32	311	55	31	+ 280
Uterin Cancer	33	304	50	46	+ 258
Road Traffic Accidents	34	262	6	1,928	- 1,666
Diarrhoeal diseases	35	253	40	184	+ 69
Drug Use	36	239	34	235	+ 4
Osteoarthritis	37	231	81	0	+ 231
Multiple Sclerosis	38	217	54	33	+ 184
Epilepsy	39	216	45	101	+ 114
Skin Disease	40	176	51	41	+ 135
Peptic Ulcer Disease	41	166	33	237	- 71
Cervical Cancer	42	143	38	201	- 59
Low Birth Weight	43	143	14	924	- 781
Anemia	44	138	85	0	+ 138
Schizophrenia	45	131	84	0	+ 131
Asthma	46	129	16	665	- 537
Malnutrition	47	114	60	24	+ 91
Rheumatic Heart Disease	48	106	42	123	- 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	49	92	62	9	+ 83
Drownings	50	67	43	122	- 55
Violence	51	58	24	410	- 352
Birth Trauma	52	43	22	436	- 392
Prostatic Hypertrophy	53	43	80	0	+ 43
HIV/AIDS	54	39	32	261	- 222
Fires	55	29	37	202	- 173
Tuberculosis	56	29	41	136	- 107
Meningitis	57	27	46	86	- 59
Hepatitis C	58	20	65	1	+ 19
Appendicitis	59	20	58	25	- 5
Poisonings	60	18	48	81	- 63
Upper Respiratory	61	15	66	1	+ 14
Oral conditions	62	11	82	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	63	6	49	70	- 64
Maternal Conditions	64	6	47	83	- 78
Syphilis	65	2	61	18	- 16
Iodine Deficiency	66	2	79	0	+ 2
War	67	1	57	25	- 24
Encephalitis	68	1	53	38	- 37
Otitis Media	69	1	70	0	+ 1
Tetanus	70	1	56	26	- 25
Leishmaniasis	71	1	64	3	- 3
Schistosomiasis	72	0	63	8	- 7
Pertussis	73	0	52	40	- 40
Diphtheria	74	0	69	0	- 0
Measles	75	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	76	0	72	0	- 0
Malaria	77	0	73	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	78	0	74	0	- 0
Chlamydia	79	0	68	0	- 0
Leprosy	80	0	71	0	- 0
Dengue	81	0	76	0	- 0
Ascariasis	82	0	67	1	- 1
Hookworm Disease	83	0	75	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	84	0	77	0	- 0
Depression	85	0	83	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	86	0	86	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to TUNISIA

Switzerland

Tunisia

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.